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Banca Transilvania is supporting one of the most significant investments in Romania's energy infrastructure by providing EUR 300 million in financing to Transgaz. This marks the largest bilateral financing provided by Banca Transilvania to the energy sect

Dama Solar, a photovoltaic project with a planned capacity of around 1 GW in western Romania, has received an establishment authorisation for its first phase from the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE), clearing a key regulatory step towards cons

The state-owned company Hidroelectrica (BVB: H2O), the largest electricity producer in Romania, is facing severe hydrological conditions, and the impact on production will depend on their duration and intensity, Iulius-Dan Plaveti, the chairman of the dir

The net average wage increased by 3.4% y/y to RON 5,754 (EUR 1,099) in the second quarter (Q2) this year, losing momentum from 3.9% y/y in Q1 and 7.8% y/y in the same period of 2025, according to data published by the statistics office INS . At the same t

Romania's nuclear group Nuclearelectrica (BVB: SNN) announced that, on the morning of August 13, 2026, it began procedures for the controlled shutdown of Unit 2 at the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant. The shutdown procedure of Unit 2 at Cernavodă began at 8

More than 3,500 Romanian and foreign military personnel will take part on Saturday, August 15, in the Romanian Navy Day celebrations and the naval exercise FNR 26.10 in Constanța, on Romania's Black Sea coast, the Romanian Naval Forces said . Over 50 ship

Romanian swimmer David Popovici has won the 100m freestyle race at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris, his third consecutive European title in this event after wins in Rome (2022) and Belgrade (2024). The 21-year-old world and Olympic champion c

The last month of summer is well underway now, but open-air events are still going strong. Take the annual TIFF Unlimited caravan that travels to various cities with movies shown at the eponymous festival that took place at the beginning of June in Cluj-N

The plenary of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies adopted on Wednesday, August 12, a bill establishing the mechanism for the negotiation, approval and conclusion of transactions by the state. According to the new regulations, transactions concerning immovab

Romania's Environment Ministry has exceeded the targets assumed through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) for afforestation, reforestation, urban forests and the development of capacities for producing forest reproductive material, accordin